Sentences with phrase «environmental policy decisions made»

In his opening statement, Inhofe states that «Too often the environmental policy decisions made by EPA and other science - based agencies are driven by political or personal agendas.»

An analysis of existing state and federal models that involve the use of academicians to support energy and environmental policy decision making; and,

Not exact matches

The Harper government has dismantled one of the world's top aquatic and fishery libraries as part of its agenda to reduce government as well as limit the role of environmental science in policy decision - making.

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«If environmental scientists truly espouse the ethical value of inclusivity, including diverse groups of people at the tables of research, decision making, policy and public debate, it is not only necessary to share scientific data, it is ethically obligatory,» Elliott said.

Another beef environmentalists have with the bill is that it would exempt decisions made or actions taken with regard to hunting and fishing on federal lands from federal environmental review and public disclosure regulations established under 1969's National Environmental Policenvironmental review and public disclosure regulations established under 1969's National Environmental PolicEnvironmental Policy Act (NEPA).

The results suggest that there should be: improvements to policy and management to champion biodiversity issues; a strengthening of environmental laws and enforcement; recognition of socio - economic issues especially among indigenous and local communities; increases in funding and resource allocation; knowledge, research and development to inform decision making; a greater understanding and protection of the rights of nature and cultural heritage; a more holistic public awareness and participation to bring about change to promote conservation.

Trudeau has also said his party will embrace «evidence based policy» and «data - driven decision - making,» do more to address climate change, protect endangered species, and review the environmental impact of major energy and development projects.»

That what the public thinks about energy — what they want, think they want, or think they know — shapes the decisions politicians make about energy and environmental policy: Personal attitudes, concerns, and priorities are determined by more than just «the facts.»

«Local and global shocks, such as economic and financial crises, political instability, and environmental disasters require strategies to increase our capacity for resilience,» says Kharrazi, «Policy and decision making should consider both the short and long term growth and resilience of growth based on inclusivity or exclusivity and intensity of trading partners from a network perspective.»

In collaboration with scientific colleagues and regulatory scientists, she has worked to develop scientifically valid and transparent tools for assessing the cumulative impacts of chemical and non-chemical stressors to improve regulatory decision - making and environmental policy in ways that advance environmental justice.

In collaboration with our partners from research, policy, industrial practice and civil society, we develop responses and recommendations for action for pressing environmental issues and support decision - making processes at the local, national and international level.

Our three core aims are: To make the environment a central political issue; • To integrate the environment into public policy and decision making; • To stimulate new thinking and advance the environmental agenda into new areas.

The DOT EJ Order directs the Department to consider EJ objectives when administering the requirements of NEPA; Title VI and related statutes; the Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970, as amended; planning statutes in Title 23, U.S. Code and Title 49, U.S. Code; and other statutes, regulations, and Executive Orders that address or affect transportation infrastructure planning and decision - making; social, economic or environmental matters; public health; or public involvement.

Climate Change: Current climate change policies and actions in Kenya, and world - over, do not provide effective support for community engagement in decision making, nor sustainable livelihoods and environmental conservation.

Current climate change policies and actions in Kenya, and world - wide, do not provide effective support for community engagement in decision making, nor sustainable livelihoods and environmental conservation.

Science has a tremendously important role to play in guiding environmental management, not as a decider, but as a resource for deliberative, evidence - based decision making by the public, policy makers, and interest groups on the challenges, trade - offs and possible courses of action in negotiating the environmental challenges of societal development (DeFries et al 2012).

While the use of cost benefit analysis in civil engineering and other reasonably quantifiable technical decision making processes goes back to at least the 1930s, the most serious abuse of cost - benefit analysis, at least in U.S. environmental policy making, began with Ronald Reagan.

This framework must also include the fair treatment and meaningful community involvement of all people with respect to the development, implementation and enforcement of any impacts related to transportation planning and policy to ensure everyone enjoys the same degree of protection from environmental and health hazards and equal access to the decision - making process to have a healthy environment in which to live, learn and work.

In these positions, she pushed to incorporate environmental costs into national decision making and has advocated reforms in environmental and energy policies.

I want to do more to help influence public policy and corporate decision making, with an aim to speeding up this transition; I want to encourage and cheerlead for the innovators out there looking for solutions to our energy and environmental crises.

I earned my PhD in Environmental Studies and Chemistry from the University of Victoria where I was lucky enough to take a graduate course partially taught by Dr. Andrew Weaver (a man I respect and admire take that as you will) and spent many hours drinking coffee with his and other graduate students from the School of Earth and Ocean Sciences and took the opportunity to get educated about the science behind, limitations of, and theories supporting the models being used to make these critical policy decisions.

In 2014, Daniel Tencer of The Huffington Post Canada reported that the Koch Foundation had made several large donations to the Fraser Institute, which may have impacted Canada's environmental policies and legislative decisions.

This often results in corporate capture of EU decision - making, which in turn leads to policies that exacerbate social injustice and accelerate environmental degradation across the world.

The letter asked the White House to direct the Department of Energy, the Environmental Protection Agency and the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission to make such information available as a criterion for consideration in policy decisions, grants and other energy efficiency programs.

Mariam, Yohannes and Galaty, John and Coffin, Garth (1993): The Contribution of Non-Physical Resources and Strategic Household Decision - making to Environmental and Policy Risks.

We promote environmental integrity and human rights and empower communities to participate in decision making processes related to climate policies.

While contemporary scientists, policy makers and the public are generally aware that this formulation profoundly oversimplifies the situation, it remains the core message behind the efforts of many of those concerned with improving environmental decision - making, both locally and globally.

Whilst the UK population who supported the decision to leave the EU today may have given the current Government the tools to overturn some of the progress made through EU environmental policies, the benefits of energy efficiency are recognised beyond the legislative requirement and this will continue to drive change regardless of any backward step that the impending exit from the EU will bring.

It helps community groups understand and use legal tools to advance their concerns; works with policy - makers at all levels of government to create better processes for making environmental decisions; and provides free advice and education to people who have questions about a broad range of topics including pesticide use and conserving greenspace in cities, impacts of gravel pits, saving agricultural land or addressing the impacts of the oilsands.

Our three core aims are: To make the environment a central political issue; • To integrate the environment into public policy and decision making; • To stimulate new thinking and advance the environmental agenda into new areas.